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The Advent season reminds us of Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, and of our own personal journeys to become more like Jesus Christ, our own Bethlehem.
Though the valleys may be dark, Jesus sheds a light on the righteous path to spark the way to truth and life. As time heals wounds, the eternal love of Christ will kiss away your fears. Fear not! As the Lord has said, the Savior has come.
Millions of children worldwide do not attend school but instead toil in dangerous labor due to poverty. There is the moral obligation to break the cycle of misery and slavery.
The reinstatement of the death penalty and the proposal for a divorce law are issues that challenge God’s message of love and justice for all. The Church reminds us of other ways to resolve these issues.
When rain falls during the wet season, there are those who enjoy the shelter and warmth of home. However, there are areas where many suffer the onslaught of rains and floods aggravated by uncaring fellowmen and indifferent local leaders.
“The signs of meanness we see around us heighten our fear of ‘the other,’ the unknown, the marginalized, the foreigner, and thus many migrants seeking a better life end up as recipients of this meanness,” said Pope Francis in his recently released 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees message.
Members of a worldwide church organization find that going on top of a mountain for spiritual refreshment and supplication is quite refreshing and inspiring. After all, Jesus while on earth made his decisions after praying to His Father on top of a mountain.
Children are the worst affected by the growing inequality in the Philippines. They are the first victims of an economy dominated by a tiny rich elite that owns as much as 70 percent of the national wealth.
Even in the midst of a first world country, there are migrant workers with legal visas who work for a pittance of a daily wage just to survive. In their midst are volunteer missionaries who provide them the spiritual nourishment of hope.
The youth are called to become the caretakers of the earth. The older generations can set the wheels sailing to the path of environment preservation and conservation. What we are able to do now can greatly affect what happens after.
